SistersTalk » Lesbian Podcast http://sisterstalk.net/blog a lesbian blog and podcast with liberal tendencies Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:00:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 One Letter a Day Until Same-Sex Marriage is Legal http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2010/02/one-letter-a-day-until-same-sex-marriage-is-legal/ http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2010/02/one-letter-a-day-until-same-sex-marriage-is-legal/#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:45:15 +0000 Genia http://sisterstalk.net/blog/?p=3293 Crystal Alburger has been writing one letter to President Obama every day since she married her wife, Christina. Crystal plans to continue writing Obama until same-sex marriage is legal in all 50 states. Crystal joined us on SistersTalk Radio to discuss The Love Letters Project.

Listen to the interview here.

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]]> http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2010/02/one-letter-a-day-until-same-sex-marriage-is-legal/feed/ 0 Lesbian Nuns: Breaking Silence http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2010/02/lesbian-nuns-breaking-silence/ http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2010/02/lesbian-nuns-breaking-silence/#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:19:39 +0000 Genia http://sisterstalk.net/blog/?p=3290 Lesbian Nuns: Breaking Silence is a collection of stories told by ex nuns. Readers hear stories from ex nuns who discuss their short stay in convents all across the United States. Each woman left the convent for various reasons and each of them is living a full life as an out lesbian.

Co-author Nancy Manahan joined us on SistersTalk Radio to discuss the book. We also discussed the challenges spiritual people often feel as they attempt to reconcile their religious beliefs with their sexual orientation.

Listen to the interview here.

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]]> http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2010/02/lesbian-nuns-breaking-silence/feed/ 0 Lesbian Web Series ‘Anyone But Me’ Executive Producers on SistersTalk Radio http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2010/02/lesbian-web-series-anyone-but-me-executive-producers-on-sisterstalk-radio/ http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2010/02/lesbian-web-series-anyone-but-me-executive-producers-on-sisterstalk-radio/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:50:55 +0000 Genia http://sisterstalk.net/blog/?p=3265 Lesbian web series ‘Anyone But Me’ explores the life of 16 year old lesbian, Vivian McMillan. When Vivian has to move from New York City to the suburbs, her relationships, past and present, are tested. And her identity goes through seismic changes.

This moving, funny, and relevant new drama speaks to all ages and hearts as it follows the journey of six teenagers and the adults who try to understand them.

Executive Producers Susan Miller and Tina Cesa Ward joined us on SistersTalk Radio to discuss the series.

Featured indie musician: Nicky Click

]]> http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2010/02/lesbian-web-series-anyone-but-me-executive-producers-on-sisterstalk-radio/feed/ 0 Lesbian Indie Musician Angela Leo on SistersTalk Radio http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2010/01/lesbian-indie-musician-angela-leo-on-sisterstalk-radio/ http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2010/01/lesbian-indie-musician-angela-leo-on-sisterstalk-radio/#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:48:40 +0000 Genia http://sisterstalk.net/blog/?p=3162 Indie musician Angela Leo joined us on SistersTalk Radio to discuss her debut album, Cognitive Dissonance.

http://sisterstalk.net/show_855056.mp3

]]> http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2010/01/lesbian-indie-musician-angela-leo-on-sisterstalk-radio/feed/ 0 Interview with Helen Boyd Kramer, Author of ‘My Husband Betty’ http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2010/01/interview-with-helen-boyd-kramer-author-of-my-husband-betty/ http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2010/01/interview-with-helen-boyd-kramer-author-of-my-husband-betty/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:29:09 +0000 Genia http://sisterstalk.net/blog/?p=3149 Helen Boyd Kramer is the author of My Husband Betty and She’s Not the Man I Married. Both books focus on being the partner of a transgender person. Kramer currently teaches Gender Studies at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin.

http://sisterstalk.net/show_852266.mp3

In this interview, we discuss:

*Kramer’s professional background
*Her work teaching Gender Studies at Lawrence University
*How she learned her partner was transgender
*Her first thought after learning her partner was transgender
*Why she didn’t end the relationship when she learned her partner was transgender
*How/when they told her family that her partner was transgender
*People questioning her sexual orientation after learning her partner was transgender
*Support groups for people who have a transgender partner

]]> http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2010/01/interview-with-helen-boyd-kramer-author-of-my-husband-betty/feed/ 0 Best LGBT Web Sites 2009; ‘I Hate Fags’ Facebook Page http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2010/01/best-lgbt-web-sites-2009-%e2%80%98i-hate-fags%e2%80%99-facebook-page/ http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2010/01/best-lgbt-web-sites-2009-%e2%80%98i-hate-fags%e2%80%99-facebook-page/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:44:20 +0000 Genia http://sisterstalk.net/blog/?p=3132 She Said, She Said is a podcast featuring lesbian couple Genia and Andrea. Genia is the host of SistersTalk Radio and Andrea is the assistant producer.

http://sisterstalk.net/STR30.mp3

In this segment:

*The ‘I Hate Fags’ group on Facebook
*NH lesbians rushing to get married JUST because they can
*NYE recap
*SistersTalk Radio’s Best Lesbian Web Site of 2009
*SistersTalk Radio’s Best Gay Web Site of 2009
*SistersTalk Radio’s Best Bisexual Web Site of 2009
*SistersTalk Radio’s Best Transgender Web Site of 2009
*Lesbian-themed films
*SistersTalk Radio’s best episodes of 2009
*Bisexuality panel discussion

]]> http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2010/01/best-lgbt-web-sites-2009-%e2%80%98i-hate-fags%e2%80%99-facebook-page/feed/ 0 Secretly Monitoring Your Partner’s Web Activity; Discussing Venice 1.01 – She Said She Said #26 http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2009/12/secretly-monitoring-your-partners-web-activity-discussing-venice-1-01-she-said-she-said-26/ http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2009/12/secretly-monitoring-your-partners-web-activity-discussing-venice-1-01-she-said-she-said-26/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:49:39 +0000 Genia http://sisterstalk.net/blog/?p=3078 She Said, She Said is a podcast featuring lesbian couple Genia and Andrea. Genia is the host of SistersTalk Radio and Andrea is the assistant producer.

In Monday’s segment, we discussed:

*Analysis: Venice 1.01
*Book discussion: My Miserable Lonely Lesbian Pregnancy (by Andrea Askowitz)
*Listener submitted question: How can I tell when my girlfriend is lying to me?
*Parenting: When your teenager sneaks out the house at 1am
*Using WebWatcher to secretly monitor your partner’s web activity

]]> http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2009/12/secretly-monitoring-your-partners-web-activity-discussing-venice-1-01-she-said-she-said-26/feed/ 0 God-Des and She Return to SistersTalk Radio to Discuss New Album http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2009/12/god-des-and-she-return-to-sisterstalk-radio-to-discuss-new-album/ http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2009/12/god-des-and-she-return-to-sisterstalk-radio-to-discuss-new-album/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:43:31 +0000 Genia http://sisterstalk.net/blog/?p=3072 A Hip-Hop/Pop/Soul duo bred in the Midwest, God-Des and She have played to packed venues all over the world. Ever since they appeared on Showtime’s The L Word with their infamous single “Lick It”, the pair hasn’t rested; selling over 30,000 albums and holding down the #1 song spot on MTV Logo. With their new album Three, God-Des and She are about to blow up big. Produced by Brian Hardgrove (Public Enemy, Wu-Tang Clan, Aerosmith), Three is a genre-straddling tour-de-force, which frustrates categories and simple descriptions.

]]> http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2009/12/god-des-and-she-return-to-sisterstalk-radio-to-discuss-new-album/feed/ 0 Our Trip Home to Georgia; We Didn’t Break Up, So That’s Good http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2009/12/our-trip-home-to-georgia-we-didnt-break-up-so-thats-good/ http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2009/12/our-trip-home-to-georgia-we-didnt-break-up-so-thats-good/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:54:42 +0000 Genia http://sisterstalk.net/blog/?p=3056 This is followup for the Heading Home After 13 Years to Face My Demons blog post I did on November 24. In this podcast we discuss:

*What Andrea did that had me ticked off within 1 hour of leaving Wisconsin
*Just how cranky I was in the car for 15 whole long hours
*The holiday food
*The gigantic 198 ft cross we saw in Effingham, IL
*My lovable and dysfunctional family
*The temper tantrum my 17 year-old son had when it was time to head home

Hit the play button to listen to us talk about our adventure.

]]> http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2009/12/our-trip-home-to-georgia-we-didnt-break-up-so-thats-good/feed/ 1 Ben Patrick Johnson Discusses New Book, Religion and the Gay Community http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2009/11/ben-patrick-johnson-discusses-new-book-religion-and-the-gay-community/ http://sisterstalk.net/blog/2009/11/ben-patrick-johnson-discusses-new-book-religion-and-the-gay-community/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:49:23 +0000 Genia http://sisterstalk.net/blog/?p=2903 Tonight on SistersTalk Radio, we interviewed Ben Patrick Johnson.  Ben is a gay rights activist, model, author and journalist.

He appears on CBS (promoting Survivor, CSI: NY and other shows), Fox (advertising House, Bones, NASCAR and Major League Baseball), the cable channels Starz!, NFL Network, Big Ten Network and others. His voice is used to promote movies and in commercials for Burger King and Kellogg’s.

Hear Ben discuss:

*His career as a voice-over artist

*What happened when Extra found out he was gay

*Why the LGBT community should care about developing a relationship with communities of Christian faith

*His organization the Ben Patrick Johnson Foundation

*His latest novel ‘If the Rains Don’t Cleanse’

*How he’s dealing with some of the negative reviews that claim his book glorifies cultural imperialism

Listen to the podcast now.

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